Åbyhøj Church
The church was designed by the Danish architect Harald Lønborg-Jensen and inaugurated in 1945. The church is architecturally linked with a church in Løgumkloster from which Lønborg-Jensen drew inspiration. The original church spire featured a flèche but as construction took place during the Second World War there was a shortage of lead and copper which meant it could not be properly finished. In 1973 it suffered from rot and was replaced with a new and slimmer version. In the interior the altar faces north and is made of grey and yellow travertine and adorned with a gilded crucifix. Colors are kept discrete throughout the church and the floor is paved in red brick. In 1994 the church got a new organ and new windows in the choir.
The church has a cemetery which was inaugurated on 16 November 1927 with the first burial taking place December 23 of that year. The cemetery is divided around a system of paths which splits the cemetery into smaller units. The wide north-south path is the main axis of the cemetery with the church itself as the central element. Primary paths are paved while secondary are gravel.
See also
References
- ^ "Åby Sogn" (in Danish). Kort til kirken. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Åbyhøj Church" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Fakta om Sognet" (in Danish). Church of Denmark. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Åbyhøj Kirke" (in Danish). Encyclopedia Den Store Danske. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Historie" (in Danish). Åby Parish. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Åbyhøj Church" (in Danish). Åby Parish. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Lyssten i Åbyhøj Kirke" (in Danish). Åby Parish. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
External links
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